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My family has been lucky to always be well off, and this is one of those things I could never ever bring up with anyone I know, but am secretly fascinated by poor people and wonder about so many aspects of their lives.

grew up in another country, came here and we were dirt poor for a few years, min wage jobs living paycheck to paycheck.  now I am well off and enjoy upper middle class lifestyle and live below our means.

Do you shop at WalMart? no, I shopped at thrift stores like good will and salvation army.
Do you eat fast food all the time? could not afford to pay for chain fast food, so bought cheapo frozen foods and brought lunch with me every day to my min wage job. 
How big is your home? 1 bedr apartment 600sq.ft, 2 adults after family split, before it was 800sq ft 2 bedr 1 bath for 4 adults.
What do you DO on weekends? I only had one day off, worked on Sat at another job.  Often I had to do homework as I was also in school. When I had truly free time I'd just go outside and enjoy outdoors.
Where do you go on vacations? no vacations
Do you have very few clothes? Shoes? yes, very few, usually 2 pairs of shoes, I had boots and wore them on every occasion and weather
If you're too poor to go out, what do you do to get together with friends? Walked and took PT, kissing outside on the park bench when I had a boyfriend.  no money to go out for drinks or afford other frivolities and no cars.
Do you have any friends who are well off? not at that point, but a lot now as I am also well off.  
What do you do for fun? i loved walking around with my walkman, taking buses to random locations in the city, traveling on the cheap.  I also watched TV and read.  
What do you think is the qualifier that makes a person poor? Living hand to mouth and worrying about not making rent next month, not saving anything for the rainy day as it all goes to bills, feeling desperate and afraid to be homeless, hating your job and being treated like crap.  
Do your kids know you're poor? my kid is growing up enjoying upper middle class lifestyle, he is a toddler and too young for life lessons.
What do they do after school? 
Do they get teased in school?

I always watch movies about really poor people and this whole lifestyle just fascinates me.  yes, I can tell. [/quote]

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